T3 India January 2023

BMW S 1000 RR Pushing the performance envelope of the RR series further, the all-new S 1000 RR boasts several updates over the previous version of BMW Motorrad’s immensely popular superbike. The latest version features comprehensive updates to the engine, suspension, chassis, aerodynamics, design and assistance systems. The 999cc engine now generates 210 hp at 13,750 rpm and BMW offers extensive customisations to aspiring adrenalin junkies. An advanced Li-cylinder water/oil cooled engine with BMW ShiftCam Technology sets a new benchmark in performance, torque and rideability, while the Slide Control function in the DTC ensures better stability. M Brakes are offered as standard. The new instrument cluster has four screens to suit your needs. Available in three colours — Black Storm Metallic, Passion and Light White Uni/M Motorsport (with M Package)…

Happy New Year It’s yet another fresh year, and we at T3 wish you a happy and prosperous 2023. May your never-ending tech wish list get shorter while gadgets make the journey to the shopping cart and finally to your doorsteps. After all, you always need more space in your wish list than your cart or home. While you clean up your list, let’s help you replenish a part of it with fresh stock from the market. Our cover story for this month presents a global list of devices to upgrade your life. While some nasty spores of the pandemic and a recessionary phase menacingly raise their heads, nurture your hobbies for a stress-free life. For the global shoppers, we have compiled yet another list that focusses on your hobbies.…

VIEWSONIC X1, X2 LED PROJECTORS ₹ 1,99,000, viewsonic.com/in These are full HD smart LED home projectors that are designed for all home entertainment spaces. Built using 3rd generation LED technology to deliver brighter visuals and vibrant colours, they are rated to last for 30,000 hours. These also come with built-in Harman Kardon speakers for an enhanced audio experience. When it comes to projection, the ViewSonic X1 and the X2 can produce up to 3,100 LED Lumens of brightness with 125 percent Rec. 709 wide colour gamut support. The ViewSonic X1 can be mounted on a ceiling and comes with a lens shift control knob that can vertically modify the image with a 1.3x optical zoom lens. The X2, on the other hand, is a short-throw projector that can be set…

THE HOTTEST TIMEPIECES RIGHT NOW TAG HEUER, CARRERA CHRONOGRAPH 2022 GOLD EDITION Carrera introduces a new dial design, black with golden gilded subdials. Inside is a Calibre Heuer 02 movement and custom black oscillating mass. ₹ 17 Lakh, tagheuer.com RAYMOND WEIL, MAESTRO SMALL SECONDS Raymond Weil’s connection to music and the symphonic performance continues. Featuring subtle lines, textures and tones to deliver a horological ensemble par excellence, this watch screams elegance. ₹ 1,15,000, raymond-weil.co.uk TISSOT, PRX MINT GREEN The PRX, a vintage throwback to Tissot’s watches of the 1970s, has gained a new delicious dial colour. The new model features a mint green dial sat within a 40mm stainless steel case. ₹ 29,500, tissotwatches.com ZODIAC, OLYMPOS FIELD WATCH Inspired by the Zodiac watches made for the British Royal Navy in…

Watches such as the Apple Watch Ultra and the Pixel Watch are drawing crowds of athletes away from performance wearables, which is sad news for Garmin, Suunto and Polar fans. Now, Polar throws its hat in the ring with the new Polar Ignite 3 (£289, polar.com), an AMOLED watch that packs many of the best features of previous Polar wearables in a rather handsome package. As well as looking swanky, the Polar Ignite 3 also has a new feature called SleepWise, which visualises sleeping patterns in a new way. It also comes with a faster CPU, dual-band GPS chip and up to five days in smartwatch mode or up to 30 hours of continuous training time with GPS. Compare this with the Apple Watch Ultra’s 36 hours and the Pixel…

Up-and-coming performance wearable manufacturer Coros is back with two new watch releases, the Apex 2 and the Apex 2 Pro (B41,900 and B49,900, respectively, uk.coros.com). The two watches are more capable than ever and sport a new PVD bezel coating that offers twice the scratch resistance, free global offline landscape and topo maps, more accurate GPS tracking, and an 8-LED optical heart rate sensor, and up to 45 hours (Apex Pro) or 75 hours (Apex 2 Pro) of full GPS battery life.…